Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a violet costume with the symbols of luck on her torso. She has wavy golden hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Matilda was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Healer for the past few years.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Joker, Persistence, Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a black coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He wears his chestnut hair down. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Guardian. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 200 gp. Blue sapphire (500 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather. With bright black hair. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Sarah grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Sarah. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Sarah fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist, Fighting. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 6000 sp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). 1 Minor magic item.